Miki Sudo and James Webb earn GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS
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(RestaurantNews.com) Geoffrey Esper of Oxford, MA, the #3-ranked eater in the world, consumed 51 Taco Cabana Bean and Cheese Tacos to set a new world record and claim the taco-eating title at the Taco Cabana World Taco Eating Championship in San Antonio, TX, on Saturday, September 20.
GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS
and Major League Eating (MLE) oversaw top-ranked eaters from across the globe at the inaugural taco-eating championship, held at the Taco Cabana location in San Antonio. The event delivered two historic milestones: a new world record for the most soft-shell tacos eaten in 8 minutes and a Guinness World Records
title for the most tacos eaten in one minute.
In the eight-minute, all-you-can-eat showdown, Esper downed 51 tacos to edge out Australia’s James Webb, with 48.5 tacos, and Gideon Oji, who secured third with 32 tacos. Eleven-time hot dog eating champion Miki Sudo finished fourth with 31.5 tacos. The winners split a $10,000 total prize purse.
James Webb and Miki Sudo each consumed nine tacos in one minute, earning a Guinness World Records
title for the most tacos eaten in one minute.
Competitors battled using Taco Cabana’s beloved Bean and Cheese Tacos, a fan favorite for nearly five decades. Featuring refried beans and shredded cheese wrapped in a warm flour tortilla, these iconic tacos took center stage in San Antonio for the first time in brand history, elevating a Texas staple into the global spotlight of competitive eating.
“Today, Geoff Esper rewrote the laws of human possibility by downing 51 tacos in 8 minutes,” said Major League Eating Chair George Shea. “At the same time, San Antonio witnessed an unparalleled demonstration of exceptionalism as James Webb and Miki Sudo, locked in unison, devoured nine tacos in a single minute to set a Guinness World Record.”
Official Results:
1. Geoff Esper with 51 Taco Cabana Bean and Cheese Tacos
2. James Webb – 48.5
3. Gideon Oji – 32
4. Miki Sudo – 31.5
5. Adrian Morgan – 23
6. Christopher Dale – 17.5
7. Jacob Carr – 10.5
8. (tie) Jocelyn Young – 10
8. (tie) Alfred Godines – 10
10. Alex Perez – 6
About Major League Eating
Major League Eating (MLE), the world governing body of all stomach-centric sports, conducts more than 80 events annually, including the Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog-Eating Contest in Coney Island, N.Y. The competitive eating community is made up of hundreds of veteran and rookie gurgitators who travel the nation in search of top titles and the glory that they provide. For more information, visit MajorLeagueEating.com, www.facebook.com/eatfast or Instagram / Twitter: @eatingcontest.
About Taco Cabana
Founded in 1978, Taco Cabana, a subsidiary of YTC Enterprises, LLC, offers Mexican-inspired food including breakfast, lunch and dinner tacos, dozen taco boxes, fajitas, quesadillas, burritos, freshly made flour tortillas and a selection of made-from-scratch salsas and sauces. Restaurants feature open-display cooking, a selection of bottled beer and signature tequila margaritas, patio dining, drive-thru windows, curbside pickup and delivery. Taco Cabana operates nearly 150 company-owned restaurants in Texas and is actively seeking multi-unit franchise partners who are passionate about introducing the successful legacy brand in Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Missouri, Oklahoma and Tennessee markets. For more information, visit TacoCabana.com.
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